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n. See thumb.

n. The first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing.

n. The first, or preaxial, digit of the fore limb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing.

n. In anatomy, the innermost digit of the hand or foot, when there are five; the thumb or the great toe, especially the thumb, the great toe being usually distinguished as pollex pedis, or hallux.

n. In zoology: The innermost digit of the fore limb only, when there are five; the digit that corresponds to the human thumb.

n. The thumb of a bird; the short digit bearing the alula or bastard wing, regarded as homologous with either the human thumb or the forefinger.

n. The movable joint of the forceps of the lobster, crawfish, or crab; a dactylopodite.

n. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

"Kopidodon macrognathus, bat Archaeonycteris pollex, and a large rodent Ailuravus macrurus have also been identified."

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pollex pedis    extensor proprius pollicis    extensor pollicis longus    extensor primi internodii pollicis    extensor brevis    extensor secundi internodii pollicis    abductor longus pollicis    extensor ossis metacarpi pollicis    flexor longus pollicis    adductor pollicis pedis   

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